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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
7
Adela, torn by pride and passion, follows Billy to the station in disguise. She announces she has changed her mind and wants the wedding present, readying to marry on the spur of a dramatic, final move before Billy departs. Torrens’ romantic scheming and Adela’s inner turmoil frame a tense, decisive moment.
Adela confronts Billy over Torrens and a promised future as he reveals plans to travel abroad for years funded by his farm rents. Torrens leaves on the evening train after a tense exchange as Adela declares she will not see any man. Billy hints at a wedding present and an unexpected financial windfall guiding their separate paths.
A Swiss elopement uses a boob sled to slide from a mountain summit while the couple’s parents ride down by rail. The pair depart on an express before the parents reach the bottom, marking a novel wedding gambit.
Practical health hints advise parents to address causes of sleeplessness in children such as indigestion hunger fear and overwork. Suggestions include a pinch of baking soda in water for indigestion a light snack before bed and avoiding late studying or exciting activities. The guidance recommends sympathetic handling of fear of the dark a night light and an open door to hear others, with calm routines before sleep.
Europe shows rapid aviation gains with 16 mile tests by German airships and Sikorsky’s biplane carrying eight to sixteen passengers for up to two hours over St. Petersburg. The Wright brothers are credited with early plane invention while Count Zeppelin may visit the U.S. next year with a large dirigible. American air travel lags behind, while Russia’s big biplane resembles a ship in the air over New York.
W H Turner touts a porcelain house built in hours using light rust proof metal framework and half inch porcelain panels. The walls are claimed to be non absorbent, insect proof, germproof, fireproof and washable, with copper coated asbestos joints. advantages include superior warmth and rapid construction compared with brick and mortar methods.
A London Chronicle column compares life in London and New York noting rapid letter posts and same day delivery in London versus delays in America. It highlights parcel post, prepayment issues, lack of hotel boots, streetcorner shiners, and dusty mid afternoon streets as examples of American slowness.
The Colonial Diamond Mining Company of German Southwest Africa stands as a major dividend payer. It cut its 1913 dividend by 1,300 to 2,500 per cent, paid 8,800 for 1942, with 2,400 paid in 1910 and 2,500 in 1911. Its capital is only 2,500 dollars, and its managing director and chief shareholder, once a railway official named Satuch, has become a multimillionaire and may be named chairman of the German imperial diamond administration.
Senator Carroll S Page of Vermont is praised as the most methodical figure in public life. He is always first at breakfast, arrives at the dining room threshold exactly when it opens, and enters the senate chamber at the exact stroke of the hour. He carries his pocket money in $2.5 cent pieces.
An ani maxi dealer in Ampthill, England, markets breaking to harness animals including Hamas, yaks, ostriches, zebras, and a remarkable hog that carries a full grown man. The hog, described as nearly bridled and obedient, rides as swiftly as a horse under his control.
A witty exchange from the Weekly Telegraph features a young man asking for four prospects. The barrister replies that prospects are a state of mind, as digestion, pulse, and mood shape the outlook. With excellent wine and cigars influencing his view, the man declares his prospects excellent and earns the barrister’s blessing for a bright career.
A Brooklyn Eagle note recounts a customer who waited 30 minutes for lunch, then asked the waiter when the place closed. The waiter replied six thirty, prompting the customer with growing concern that he might be locked in after hours.
A Yonkers Star quip mocks a dance craze as deficient for daily life. Mr Grendher laments it lacks novelty, claiming it fails to inspire a man to rise, dress, and go to work with the same plastic step he showed last night.
May mie recalls her father rushing to golf after work while Maude notes he now hurries from a dancing party to eat breakfast and go to work in the morning in a Washing ton Star excerpt.
In Yonkers Statesman style dialogue, Mrs Styles-John asks to attend the opera and Mr Styles declines due to an engagement to see Julius Caesar. She worries if he’s among the poker companions. The snippet reflects domestic misunderstanding and social humor from the period.
A humorous exchange from the Sydney Bulletin features Polly and a speaker claiming to be born with an haw silver spoon in the mouth. Polly counters with disbelief, and the dialogue highlights social pretensions and banter between mother and child in a playful regional voice.
A Philadelphia Ledger note recaps the claim that Biones will become rich for inventing a soup spoon with a mouth harmonicon attachment designed for cabaret shows. The remark questions what he has done to deserve such a fate, highlighting the quirky idea as a symbol of the labor saving age.
A Kansas City Journal anecdote describes rival aviators clashing over a stunt. When asked about the rival’s upside down move, one aviator reacted with a heated outburst, illustrating the escalating frictions in early aviation circles.
A Philadelphia Press note quotes a tip suggesting Machin is in a very bad way and mentions a two year old debt, where he asked to be repaid the half dollar borrowed earlier. The brief implies concern or intrigue surrounding Machin’s condition and finances.
An excerpt features Mrs. Snapp and a Boston Tran script exchange, with playful lines about not looking good in black and mutual satisfaction at life’s continuation. The dialog hints at a social or theatrical setting and a light, candid tone.
An odd note describes a creature called a boomer ang with a short tall and tree climbing trait. The dialogue features Teacher-Tommy and Tommy explaining the term in a Birmingham Age-Herald context.
A playful exchange questions what a pedantic person is and how they speak. The line jokes that a pedantic person would say Il misapprehend you instead of I don't get you, reflecting witty dialect humor.
Prominent Montreal figure James McShane once read a prepared obituary, corrected it, and declared it accurate for his burial. At eighty, the former alderman mayor and cabinet minister remained active in politics, campaigning for Major Stephens in Montreal.
Mr Martin Harvey addressed the Women's Branch of the Antiquarian Society of Montreal urging preservation of old buildings and historic Canadian landmarks. He joked about antiquarian life and recalled a Westward tour where locals stressed an “old” brick normal school, highlighting shifting perceptions of age.
In 1902 Quebec had 899 Protestant elementary schools with 27 693 pupils. By 1912 the schools declined to 829 and pupils rose to 35 643. Montreal accounted for 48 539 pupils. Catholics attending Protestant schools numbered 1 768, and Protestant pupils in Catholic schools totalled 1 105. Catholic pupils in Protestant schools totalled 2 118.
Mrs. Scott Griffin daughter of Sir William Mackenzie hosts a Curzon Street exhibit of Canadian handicrafts to share rare pieces with English visitors. Miss F B Symons arrives from Canada bringing many notable specimens of homespuns noted for beauty and variety comparable to Donegal and the Highlands.
Fifty seven Osgoode Law School graduates were called to the bar before Mr. Justice Middleton at Osgoode Hall. C. W. Carruthers, blind, completed four years of study and becomes the first blind graduate to sign the Ontario barristers’ roll. He will practice in Toronto with G. G. Plaxtes.
A historical remedy suggests extracting juice from eight lemons and mixing with one ounce of brandy and one ounce of cod liver oil to ease asthma symptoms. It cautions against taking tablespoonfuls during coughing and advises daily light exercise for ten to fifteen minutes and dietary adjustments to avoid indigestible foods.
Heat magazines are large steel boxes that store heat produced by electrical elements during low demand hours, typically midnight to 5 am. Insulated blocks absorb heat to about 1000 degrees and release warmth via a damper system, offering a cheaper alternative where power is inexpensive.
A number of British newspapers experiment with metagrams by replacing letters to imitate sounds of existing words. Examples include phya for fire and phyoo cha for future, with other forms such as cyphed for sift and kawph for cough, reflecting a push toward phonetic re-spellings from Simplified Spelling Bulletin.
A blue mushroom called Tricholoma Nudum has been added to edible fungi lists. Wild specimens appear in late autumn, while Professor Matruchot cultivated a year round version at the Paris Observatory cellar. The fruit has a pale blue shade and a delicate taste akin to sal seeds.
A London Gentlewoman column notes a trend where wealthy young men pay their tailors promptly, a reform that shocks the west end. Tailors welcome the shift, claiming financiers push it for ready money, while observers doubt noble motives in many reforms.
A portrait in the Portu guese Faculty of Medicine salon in Lisbon was veiled after ministers and city leaders debated its permanence. The move aimed to curb a sovereignty reminder. officials covered the artwork to avoid mandating removal.
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